Flights Frankfurt → Johannesburg
FRA → JNB
How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Johannesburg?
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 11h 17m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Frankfurt with Johannesburg, operating with a mix of Airbus A380-800 and Airbus A340-600 aircraft. The destination airport in Johannesburg opened in 1952 and currently handles over 21 million passengers annually.
The Frankfurt (FRA) → Johannesburg (JNB) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. Across 23 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Johannesburg the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Johannesburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg (JNB) heads south for about 8,690 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 17m.
Departures from Frankfurt on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of FRA-JNB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Johannesburg it is 2.5 min (atfm).
Across 23 tracked FRA-JNB flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FRA-JNB
The flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 11h 17m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Frankfurt (FRA) -> Johannesburg (JNB) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 23 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Frankfurt-Johannesburg is 0.00% across 23 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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The Frankfurt-Johannesburg route is about 8,690 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
